Machine for making paper-box blanks.



N0. 657,4!8. Patented Sept. 4, I900 H. INMAN.

MACHINE FOR MAKING PAPER BOX BLANKS.

(Application med June 2, 1899.) (No Model.) 7 $heets.Sheet l.

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H. INMAN. MACHINE FDR MAKING PAPER BOX BLANKS.

(Application filed June 2, 1899.

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(No Model.)

No. 657,4l8. Patanted Sept. 4,1900.

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MACHINE FOB MAKING'P'APEB BOX BLANKS.

(Application filed June 2, 1899.)

(No Model.) 7 Sheets-Sheet a.

H. INMAN.

MACHINE FOR MAKING PAPER BOX BLANKS.

(Application flladjunq 2, 1899.\

No. 657,4!8. Patented Sept. 4, I900.

(No model.) 7 Sheets-Sheet 4,

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' H. INMAN. MACHINE FOR MAKING PAPER BOX BLANKS.

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H. INMAN.

MACHINE. FOR MAKING PAPER BOX BLANKS.

(Application filed June 2, 1899.) (No Iudel.) 7 Sheets-Sheet 6.

- H. INMAN.

MACHINE FOR MAKING PAPER 80X BLANKS.

(Application .flled June 2, 1899.)

No. 657,4l8. Patented Sept. 4,1900;

(No Model.)

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MACHINE FOR MAKING-,PAPER-BOX BLANKS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 657,418, dated September 4, 1900.

Application filed June 2,1899.

To all whom it may cnccrn:

Be it known that I, HORACE INMAN, a-citizen of the United States residing at Amsterdam, Montgomery county, State of'New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Blanking-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

' My invention relates to machines for making paperbox blanks, and has for its object to improve and simplify this class of machines and to provide a machine all the parts of which are adjustable, so that it may be adapted for use in connection with different sizes and forms of blanks; and to these general ends my invention consists in a machine embodying the general features of construc tion, arrangement, and operation of parts substantially as hereinafter more particularly set forth.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, wherein I have illustrated a preferred em bodiment of my invention,.Figure 1 is a side viewof the machine. Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan view of the main portion of the machine, the source of supply for the material and the guides and tension devices therefor being omitted. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a transverse vertical section on the line 4 4, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a similar view on the line 5 5, Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a plan view of the scoring and cutting table, showing means for adjusting the scorers and cutters. Fig. 7'is an end view of the thumb-hole puncher and cutter. Fig. 8 is a plan view of the lower'member of the thumbhole puncher and cutter. Fig. 9 is an enlarged view in section of the corner cutters or punchers. Fig. 10 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 11 is a detail sectional view showing the means of adjusting the knives of the cutters. Figs. 12 and 13 are views showing the blanks formed on the machine as at preseut arranged andare illustrated for convenience of description. Fig. 14 is a perspective view of the corner-cutter carrier, and Fig. 15 is a similar view of the auxiliary frame.

' One of the principal objects of my present invention is to provide a practical blankingmachine, as it is usually calledthat is, a

machine for cutting, scoring, and forming blanks for boxes of paper or other similar material and a machine which can be adjusted Serial No. 719,131. (No model.)

to form blanks of different sizes and shapes and which shall at the same time be automatic in its operations. Such a machine may be used in connection with any proper means for securing the parts of the boxes together after the blanks are formed; but in this application I have omitted all such devices, showing only the blanking-machine delivering the completed blanks, which may be ma- While it is recognized that machines have been proposed which would accomplish this result to a greater or less extent, my present invention embodiesa simple construction and arrangement of parts, all of which can be readily adjusted with relation to each other to form different sized or shaped blanks, and all are so arranged that when they are properly adjusted the operations of the machine are automatic, taking the paper from a reel lor other source, progressivelycutting, creasing, or scoring the same to form the sides and ends, and finally delivering the com plete and severed blank to be'operated upon in any desired manner. v

With this general statement of the object of my invention I will now proceed to describe in detail the embodiments thereof illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it be- .ited to the precise details of construction and arrangement shown, but that they may be modified by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The machine embodies a suitable frame or base A, upon which the operating parts are supported, and in the present instance I have shown in Fig. 1 an extension A, supporting a paper-reel A and guide and tension rollers A A A over and between which the paper or other material passesrbut as these constitute no part of my invention I have not deemed it necessary to illustrate them in any of the views except Fig. l. The frame A is preferably made of angle iron, being shown as composed practically of U-shaped bars in the form of a rectangle, to which the operating parts of the machine are connected and reel or other source in the present instance passes to the guide B, and this consists of nipulated afterward in any desired manner.

'ing understood that my invention is not lim-' to which the supports or legs A are attached. The web of paperor other material fxom the each end and attached to the frame A of the machine, and these plates provide a passageway between them for the paper. The plates are provided with longitudinal slots b and in these slots move the guide-arms 19 having on their lower ends friction-rollers bfi wh-igch, friction-rollers come opposite the passage between the plates-b andb and against which the edges of the strip of paper may bear. Some means should be provided for adjusting the guide-arms b and in the preseetinstance they are shown as mounted upon a double-screW-threaded shaft; B, having." a.

hand-wheel B2 for operating the same and engaging the screw-threaded openingsin the ppe p t o e. s id -arms hem. it Wi li b e hat by pr pe y tur ing; the. he B2 the uidettes ere mid to. ppr h de om, e eh ether eee= commed hem elv s to ebs of ifferent.

ths a t h sametim to. gu de. the teb e r y hreu h th maeh he Refe ng t F gs; 12 and 1. t will bQ=$Q9ll-; hat s- 2 ep ese ts, what hey be eall,.. l.. e bottom p i n efth b x., h .t nghh t; tom sides 2, I hd aps 4 5,,ehsle ne. ps 6 7 8 T e lanks are SQOEQQ: a e 21 1 10 and l,as.w as alengthelih n pe ens of. he b nk are estatei at the corners, as on, the lines I4 15. 1B 17:, Th blank por ion hows g? 3 sub en i l y he ame. a h t n F g} 2, eflxeeet,

et is i te d te erme sev r e thebes dy,'(Sl Wn in 7 g. 2,): a d he scoringand utt ng are ub tantia ly th Withthe addi ie f he th m rhjeles 8 dl9, The b ank o n in e dinest hgsheve-en y hree,

ma n p t eh hatis,- he. b ttom nd. two

sides-butside of the portions for -rning the nds; but of u'rse t il be hhd rste d that bl h ks having in teg ltthe i thfehr ev -hi ep t ehs orming. the behest he sides,

the p, nt o ding-flap 0 ther smi e-h forms e b made. by us ng a p per humher f e -p nehes n eer g and e i kn v s; i t I hav hosen te llustrate a mac n r ma ng he hlahks' hevm the at hgei I-hi l diselese. the;

pa atu s of my nv ntion-7 Th e is r w ih e h maeh t by the drs hiehar mount d whens ug flalta ethe ra e f h eeh he and the roller providedwith adjustin screws d for limiting the upward movement of the roller which ordinarily bears by gravity upon the web and cooperates with thetleller D, and these rollers arepositivelyand in te gi-v t htly dr ve y mec an sm reinaf r described and serve not only to draw the web of paper into the machine, but tofeed itfora ward step by step. through themachin'e, .Algg mounted in the housings a arethe shafts EE of the longitudinalscoring devices ee, The scoring knives or cutters 6 date. adjust-ably mo n d he s aft. E5 ny des r man:

nor, as ndicate in the draw geaand they cooperate with. the grooved rollers eon the shaft E, which are also adjustably mounted thereon. Sometimes the web of paper or other material may not be of the exact width to form the blanks desired, or the edges thereof may be irregular, and in that event I protvide trimmers; e ie whichfare also preferably adjustably mounted on the shaft E and coed on the shaft E; (Not shown.) The trimrelation to the scorers, so as-to form the end pieces 4 5' of" the blanks ofthe proper width. Asthe scored and trimmed strip of material is-fed forward intermittently the next operation is to cutout the corner-pieces between the i es 11 7 5 met -l ehdtode th s pr vide the corner cutters or; punches FF", they et-es: reusedi n pairs n h p se sthh ie and pp s te" each o h r Be s to out all the ee herstot th b ank at o per n- -Each of these corner-cutters F is made as a seeemte and integra structure. s t-they hey be; adjusted n p op r relati nte c et ,tahdih. F gs; 1 an have how Qn at}; enlargedfscale, the preferredform of k'ngthes'e corner-cutters, Thus there is 5196i fr-ame- 01 body F having a doveedt g eet-e E te eeei he r p er supine} he utter," Mo ng h eegh h per n. e the hedy-pereh s he t rr msh tshnd h side th d er ut er ,pmpes; Theishhpe e h s e r ehtt F mayvary according to requirements, but is e-W1 1, hstr a sulan and; ts under ta f is eteledt t t isettaehe a ut ing-p a The letter arm. 2 the-b dy h r i n- F2 i .eessesl t; E torece th di j F andz p i'eesl w ths e; ut't hg:p. ..t ft, a ap d mic ep te w th heeug t hs nlateft is utlateerna y be in. one piece; but it. is prefbleto makeit in two pieces which arcadewith relation to each other; 'lhus f fi with the r e t hs: e es pp c in .pthe "ta y n o -tes at one endand extending away? f -em: eaehother toward the other end receiving thee-u tter f. between th ii utti g dse jeettomore or less wear [preferably mount themes shown in Fig, 11,v in which the plate J or f, as the ase may e, is mounted en en extensionof. theframe-E and is held by a bolt' f passing through an extended slot therein, en the side of the frame is a plate or-bar fflprefershly h v ng re ss o a etf t engage heedse o e u -p ate f and haying an adj usiingscrew f With this construction itrwill be seen that by loosening tbe bolt f and tightening the screw f the plate f can be adjusted to take up for wear.

mers of course canbe adjusted with proper 10.1 have shown it as havingtwo platess e e ed es a Seb-v epths, the, shap of he cu ter nguch,

operate with similar knives ad justably moun tesvAi e that at the line of scoring 10 or-ll it reaches practically a point, and one side of the cutter is preferably parallel with the scores 12 and 13, while the other diverges 1 at the desired angle thereto, and it will readily-be seen that by adjusting the cutters with proper relations to the other parts the portions desired will be cut away whether the ends of the blank are of greater or less depth, and the upper and lower cutters do not have to be adjusted with relation to each other unless perchance the portioh cut away is greater than the entire length of the cutters f f These corner-cutters on the opposite sides of the machineare adjustable with relation to each other, so that different-sized boxes can be cut and so that the end flaps 4 5 of the blank will be of the desired length, and inorder to accomplish this the U-shaped frame F carrying the cutters, as before described, is provided with a dovetail groove F 01 some equivalent means by which it is mounted on the corner-cutter carrier G, and in this instance this carrier is provided with a dovetail plate G fitting the dovetail groove F and suitable securing means, as a screw, Fig. 9, is employed to secure. the U-shaped frame in proper adjustment. This plate G may be provided with a scale, as indicated in Fig. 2, for conveniencein adjusting the corner-cutters.

In order to adjust the relations of the corner-cutters on opposite sides of the machine to each other, so that their inner ends will correspond with the scores 10 11 on the blank, the corner-cutter carrier G is made adjustable. While this may be accomplished in various ways, I have shown mounted on the frame of the machine an auxiliary frame H, (best shown in Fig. 15,) comprising the transverse side bars H H connected together by cross-bars H and provided with lugs H or other suitable meansby which it is securely attached to the frame A. The corner-cutter carriers G are mounted to slide on this frame, and in the present instancethe side bars H H are dovetailed, as at h, to fit the dovetail recesses g in the side bars G G of the carrier G. Connected to the cross-bars H is a screw-th readed nut H ,in which works a screw .H", passing through a collar G on the cross bar G and this screw is provided with a suitable hand-wheel H and it will be readily seen that by operating the hand-wheeland the screw the corner-cutter carriers can be adjusted laterally on the auxiliary frameH and be held in the adjusted position by the screw H Some means must be provided for operating the corner-cutter stems F in whatever position they may be adjusted, and in the present instance the corner-cutter carrier G is. provided with upwardly-extending arms G supporting a shaft I, on which is mounted a rocking frame I, carrying a shaft 1 to which 'the stems F are connected by suitable means,

as by the links I These links slide longitudinally on the shaft I in accordance with the longitudinal adjustments of the corner-cutters, so that whatever the relations of the two corner-cutters on each side of the machine maybe their respective stems will be operated simultaneously. This simultaneous operation of the corner-cutters may be accomplished in various ways, and in the presen instance I have shown the reciprocating head J, the operations of which will be describe hereinafter, as provided with adjustable plates I", adapted to engage the inner ends o i the rocking arms I and operate the cornercutters. These plates of course have to be adjusted so as to operate the rocking arms I whatever may be their lateral adjustment, and I have consequently shown the head J as having a slot in its upward extension J by means of which the plates I are adjusted by proper screws or bolls I have in the present instance recesses I, loosely fitting over the inner ends of the rocking arms I, and it will be observed that when the head J moves downward, the parts being properly adjusted, the corner-cutters are also moved downward to simultaneously out out corner portions of the blank.

It may he observed that while the corner portions are being cut the blank is supported on the lower arms of the U-frames F as best seen in Fig. 4:; but in order to further aid in supporting the blank, which is necessary when it is of considerable width, I have shown attached to the auxiliary frame H a supporting-bar H through the medium of a standard H secured to one of the cross-bars of the auxiliary frame. also of importance when the material operated on is of such rigidity that it will not properly support itself while resting on the lower arms of the U-shaped frames of the corner-cutters.

In order to make the transverse scores 12 13 and punch the thumb-holes 18 19 and sever the completed blank, I arrange the requisite cutters and scorers so that they may be adjusted with relation to each other and so that they may be simultaneously operated, and I will now describe the construction shown in the drawings for accomplishing this result.

Mounted on the main frame A isasupporting-fra me K,and the desired 11 u mber of scorers and cutters or other devices are adjust-ably mounted thereon. In the present instance I have shown two scoring-bars L M and one cutter-bar N and a guide-bar O as mounted on the supporting-frame. In the present instance the top plate of the supporting-frame K is provided with longitudinal grooves k 10 preferably dovetailed, and the cutter and scoring bars are each provided with a projection fitting one of the grooves. Thus, as seen in Fig. 5, the scoring-bar L is provided with a projection Z, sliding in the groove is, and in order to adjust the bars in the grooves I provide the screws P P P, and in this instance the screw P engages the projection Z on the These plates I I This additional support is i N carries acutting-knire N, and the plate scoring-bar L and serves to move the bar longitudi-rrally on t hesupportingeframe and to. In the same way the screws P P 850., are connected toj similarprojections on the under side of the scoring andchtter bars M and N, and they are similarly adjusted in the grooves of the Of course it will be un-g derstood that where necessary, as in conn'ection with the adjusting-screw P, the openings in the other bars (except the one to which it. is attached) are large enough to permit the;

hold it in the adjusted position.

supporting-frame.

screws to pass th rough without operating, and

in the bar L, for instance, there is an enlarged vl opening Z to permit the bar L to slide over theend of the adj usting-screw P. The guide- 1 bar in this case is not provided with a set- I screw for adjustingit; but it is provided with proper openings, through which the screws P 1 'P pass and which serve to hold it sufficiently stable in its position, although a separate adj L'lSlilllg-SCIGW can beprovided for this or any other bar similarly mounted on the supporting-frame.

one of which is adjustable on the supporting frame, and this carries means forsupporting' and guiding its complementary bar. Thus,

with a plate L, having a groove and connected to the plate are the guide-pins L surrounded by springs L on which reststhe complementary bar L carrying a scoring knife L and the other bars are similarly constructed, except, of course, the cutter-bar, as

These scoring and cutting bars I may be variously arranged; but, as shown, they each consist of two complementary bars, 1

. ing a projecting-popening'N' and on the up per or complementary cutting-bar N there is mounted an adjustable punch N so that when it. is desired to shift from the bodybl'ajnks to the covering-blanks it is only necessary to remove the cutter N and its complementary supported cutter N and substitute therefor the cutter-barsN N In orderto operate the various mechanisms of the machine, any suitable driving-gear may be used, and I will describe that shown in the drawings as illustrative of a preferred form. I

'In the present instance the belt-wheel R is loosely mounted on a bearingr and can be positively connected by a hand-wheel R or other suitable means to the spur-gear R", which engages a similar gear R on the shaft R Mounted on the shaft R. are eccentrics R provided with connecting-rods R con= nected to the rod R fast to the reciprocating head J so that the head is moved upand down in the proper relations. In this instance the .movement of this head also oper ates the corner-cutters in the manner-before described, although it is evident that they may be independently operated, if desired. Also connected to the shaft R 'is an adj ustable crank R", to which is connected a pitman R engaging a clutch R on the gearwheel R, which in turn is connected to drive the feed-rollers D D and" the cutting and scoring rollers E Eby suitable means, as indicated in Fig. 1. The details of construction of this clutch need not be set forth, as

lthey are well known, any suitable clutch N on'thebarEN- is provided with a cutting edge in the usual way. The guide-bar O is provided with suitable edge-guides O O,

which in this instance comprise flanged rollers 0, mounted on suitable studs 0', adjustable in a slot 0 and these serve to guide the r I I strip through the cutting and scoring portion of the machine without unnecessary friction. In order to operate the cutters and scorers simultaneously, variousmeans may be employed,and in the present instance I have.

shown a reciprocating head J, adapted to'be operated in any suitable way from the driving power, and this is preferably made with an adjustable face. to compensate for wear or otherwise, and in the present instance I have shown it as provided with a beveled plate J to which is attached a second beveled plate J preferably having a rib 3' sliding in a notch 7' and serving as a guide therefor, and provided with suitable securing means. the present instance on the edge of the'head J is a bracket J in which is mounted an adjusting-screw 3' and through the heads in enlarged slots therein are the securing screws or bolts J When it is desired to form the thumb-holes 18 19 in-the blank, of course the proper punch is connected to one of the cutters, and in Figs. 7 and 8 I have shown a cutting-bar N havwhich will produce the desired intermittent operation of these rollers being satisfactory. I have also-shown as mounted on t he1fra me delivery-rolls SS, andthese are conveniently driven by a belt S on the belt-wheel S mounted'on the bearing r. The speed of these rolls is such that when they grasp the completed and severed blank it is quickly delivered to a proper receptacle T or to some other series of devices for completingthe box or for other purposes. I V

Having thus described the details of construction of the apparatus illustrated in the drawings, its operation will be clearly understood, and it will be seen that I provide an gobservedthat all the adjustments required for various sizes and shapes of blanks can be readily made, and the cutting and scoring de- 1 vices shown may be substituted by others of different shape or character, according to the. requirements of any particular case. i

Without limiting myself 'to the particular details of construction and arrangementset forth, what. I. claim is v 1. In a blanking-machine, the combination with the feeding and longitudinal scoring deting devices also adjustable longitudinally on the machine independently of the'corner-cutting devices, and means for. simultaneously operatm g the corner-cuttin g devices and scor ing and cutting devices, substantially as de scribed.

2. In a blanking-machine, the combination with the feeding andlongitudinalscoring'de vices, of corner cutting devices adjustable laterally and longitudinally on the machine, transverse scoring and cutting devi'eje's separate from and in advance of the corner-cuttin g-devices adjustable longitudinally onthe termittentlyand simultaneously operating machine independently of the corner-cutting devices, and means for simultaneously oper-I ating the corner-cutting devices and transverse scorers and cutters, substantiallyas described.

dinal' scoring-rolls, of corner-cutters adjustablelatcrally andlongitudinally on the machine, transverse scorers and cutters separate from and in advance of the corner-cuttersadjustable longitudinally on the machine independently of the corner-cutters, means for operating the feeding devices and longitudinal scorersintermittently, and means for in.-

the corner-cutters and the transverse scorers and cutters, substantially as described.

4. In a machine of the general character described in which the web of material is drawn into the machine to be operated upon, a guide comprising two plates having longitudinal slots, guide'arms projecting into the slots, and means for adjusting the arms simultaneously toward or away from each other, substantially as described.

-5. In a machine of the general character described in which the web of material is drawn into the machine to be operated upon, a guide comprising two plates having longitudinal slots, guide-arms extending into the slots and provided with friction-rollers, and means for simultaneously adjusting and securing the guide-arms in position in the slots,

substantially as described.

6. In a machine of the general character described, thecorner-cutters comprising the,

U-shaped frame, a stem slidably mounted in one arm of the frameand carrying a beveled cutter-plate, and a cooperating cutter-plate mounted on the other arm, substantially as described. m

8. In a machine of the general character described, the combination of the corner-cutters comprising a U-shaped frame, a stem mounted therein, a cooperating cutter also mounted on the frame,a corner-cutter carrier on which the corner-cutter is adjust-ably mounted, a rocking frame mounted on the corner-cutter carrier, and. connections be-.

tween the rocking frame and stem, substantially as described. I

9. In a machine of the general character described, the combination of the corner-cutters comprisinga U-shaped frame, a stem mounted therein, a cooperating cutter also mounted on the frame, a corner-cuttercarrier on which the corner-cutter is ad j ustably mounted, a rocking frame mounted on the corner-cutter carrier, and a link adj ustably,

connected to the rocking frame and to the stem; substantially as described.

10. In a machine of the general character described, the combination with an auxiliary j j t frame carrying a supporting-bar, of the cor- 3. In a blanking-machine, the combination with intermittent, feeding-rolls and longitu ner-cutters,,the cornercutter carriers on which the corner cutters are adjustably mounted, and means for adjusting the cor her-cutter carriers with relation to the supporting-bar, substantially as described.

. 11. In a machine of the general character 1 and connections between the respective bars and frame for adjusting each of said bars on the frame independently of the other bars, as set forth.

13. In a machine of the general character described, the combination with a supportingframe having grooves, of scoring or cutting bars having projections fitting the grooves, and screws for independently adjusting the scoring orcutting bars on the supportingframe, substantially as described.

14. In a machine of the general character described, the combination with a supportingframe, of scoring or cutting bars adjustably mounted thereon each scorer or cutter comprising two bars one of which is provided with guides for the reception of the other bar whereby the two bars may be adjusted or removed together, substantially as described.

15. In a machine of the general character described the combination with a supportingframe, of scoring or cutting bars adjustably 

